Examples of 'took a bullet' in a sentence

Meaning of "took a bullet"

Took a bullet is an idiom that means someone physically intercepted or shielded someone else from harm, especially from a bullet. It can also be used metaphorically to describe someone who took on a difficult or dangerous task or absorbed the negative consequences of a situation on behalf of others

How to use "took a bullet" in a sentence

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took a bullet
Took a bullet in the hip on a traffic stop.
The sergeant took a bullet in the shoulder.
Took a bullet in the neck last night.
Looks like he took a bullet to the chest.
I took a bullet and an arrow in the process.
He is a psychopath who took a bullet in the head.
You took a bullet for the man.
Sanchez literally took a bullet for him.
She took a bullet meant for you.
I got a bum leg since i took a bullet.
I almost took a bullet for you today.
The innocent victim who took a bullet.
And you took a bullet for him.
Yesterday we did not know where he took a bullet.
You took a bullet for your town.

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Just someone who took a bullet for you.
I took a bullet for one of the lads.
The one you took a bullet for.
You took a bullet in the line of duty.
You literally took a bullet for me.
It took a bullet wound for him to accept it.
The officer who took a bullet on my watch.
Took a bullet for you big time.
Surgeon just took a bullet out of my leg.
Took a bullet in the ear last year.
Right before he took a bullet to the head.
I took a bullet and ended up dodging one.
Your soldier took a bullet last night.
Took a bullet three months back.
You actually took a bullet for me.
He took a bullet that was meant for you.
He guarded me and took a bullet for me.
Cop took a bullet into his heart.
The secretary himself took a bullet.
I recently took a bullet for our daughter.
Mueller and that kid who took a bullet.
My partner took a bullet that was meant for me.
Seems an old man took a bullet.
He even took a bullet on his left shoulder.
We would notice if you took a bullet.
The man took a bullet to the head.
One of our boys took a bullet.
Boy here took a bullet in the abdomen.
There was a shooting yesterday and her grandmother took a bullet.
Julia took a bullet that was meant for me.
I can not believe you took a bullet for me.
I took a bullet for a friend that day.
I heard you took a bullet for me.
He took a bullet in the back of his head.
They say you took a bullet.

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Examples of using Bullet
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Bullet slug lodged in back of passenger seat
He took his bullet right on the chest
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